Align
Team alignment matters
Futures
Do the directors and executive team members in your business share a common view and understanding of the future?
It is all too common for boards/executive teams to not share a common understanding of the plausible range of future business environments that may evolve over time.
Boards/executive teams that are not 'futures aligned' struggle to develop robust business strategy that is truly 'owned' and likely to generate the greatest value for all stakeholders.
Align Futures solution
Align Futures facilitates a proven scenario planning process that delivers a scenario framework and derived investment scenario with:
- Individual board/executive team member buy in
- 'Sign posting' to trigger future strategic realignment
- Regulatory and legal risk assessment compliance check by senior legal counsel
Our process
01 • Mobilisation
Identify a senior executive within your organization who will work with Align Futures to deal with the project's logistics and administration.
02 • Team Kick-off meeting
An in-depth explanation of the process with all participants to clearly define what will be required of each participant to achieve the desired outcome.
03 • Individual team member interviews
Each team member will be interviewed to understand the important business decisions they are trying to make. The specific objective being to gain an understanding of the key uncertainties they are facing in the business environment (eg. regulatory uncertainty, disruptive technology, shifting market demand).
04 • Team workshop #1
Review strawman axes of uncertainty, boundaries and 'scenario logics'.
05 • Team workshop #2
Team signs off (ie. buys in) to three to four framework 'scenario logics'.
06 • Team workshop #3
Review the five-year story boards / narratives (with quantitative modelling if appropriate) for each of the framework scenarios.
07 • Team workshop #4
Final team workshop for team sign-off on the Scenario Framework and a single derived Investment Scenario (the basis for the forward business plan and budget).
08 • Legal opinion
Option to obtain a legal opinion regarding the board’s obligation to assess future risks to the business and identify any remaining exposures (post the above process).
Reports
Our scenario framework report will include a specific Investment Scenario, derived from a comprehensive process owned by your organisation’s key decision-makers. This new platform for shared executive understanding of future uncertainty will result in higher quality strategy development, risk management and more robust value creation.
Our team
Bryn Dellar
Futurist/founder
Bryn has worked in construction and energy for 40 years in both senior management and consulting roles, with the last 12 years as an entrepreneur building energy efficiency and renewable energy businesses. Bryn has extensive experience in planning, marketing, operations, consulting and trading businesses both in Australia and internationally.
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